1978 spare change suzi Q project......

[redstedman]

MotorLou, you are about to convert me! (not really)Fine work,. I like the pics of the 2nd bike too. You have skills

[motorlou]

thanks man, i love making these old jap bikes look cooler than harley's for a 1/3 of the price! ha ha ha

[romero]

i saw that 2nd GS on youtube!

[motorlou]

the second one was one of my favorites. my computer don't let me embed but here is the video link for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaXGmSgyVsg

[max parsons]

I love your work and it's just a pity you're not my next door neighbour.

[Gregory]

Hey Lou I checked out your youtube vids...

I may like the retro stretched kz1000 as much as the one above. you do very complete work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W75ClrXKzA

[motorlou]

you guys really are a kind crowd around here and i thank you for the support! the KZ1000 project was a 1978 kz1000 which i bought from a customer. his father actually bought the bike from the LA police department when it was decommissioned in the early 80's. i told my customer that since the bike had some kind of sentimental value i would give it a good second life but try to keep it connected to it's roots. i made it look like a police bike but just my interpretation of it with all the lights and sirens ect. i think one of my youtube videos actually shows the light and sirens working.

[motorlou]

hi guys just wanted to post one last pic of this project. we had a few bugs to work out with with the carbs and the cold starting. it would take alot to get past the studdering when the bike was cold but we fixed it with new plugs, new jets ect. this weekend we went on the bikes first good maiden voyage around the lake by my house. the bike ran like a champ with the exception on some farting on the higher rpm range. it will prolly need bigger main jets. other than that i was on my sporty and i wasn't able to shake my friend. damn little suzu Q loves jammin down the road!!

[ron bayless]

Really great looking bikes.

[oldgrumpy]

old style stance of gs looks great ,,sweet to ride i bet

I am kind of a purist like the others here, but that is one bike I would be proud to ride ! very cool old old old school

..........................hi guys i really lov...this bike ,,,it looks greatparticularly the tank but overall look is great regards oldgrumpy

[850 Combat]

You might need a Dynojet kit to correct for the airbox removal. The tapered needles in the kit help to rectify that lean condition causing your problem..

[motorlou]

sorry i haven't come back to answer, i just been busy riding. i will look into those dyno jets. we fixed the problem regarding the cold start ups and bogging until the bike warmed up but we still experiencing bogging when the bike takes off from stand still. other than that she runs like a champ